J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee
PO Box 220, Los Alamos, NM 87544

Eleven of the 17 recipients of the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee’s 2024 scholarships gather Sunday evening with Dr. Jennifer Raff, the JROMC’s 51st Memorial Lecture speaker, Dr. Thom Mason, Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory, JROMC Chair David Izraelevitz and Vice Chair Anna Llobet Megias (Courtesy, Maire O'Neill, LA Reporter)

The J. R. Oppenheimer Committee awarded its first scholarship in 1984 for $1000 to a Los Alamos High School student. Since that time, the Committee has been able to increase the number and value of scholarship awards due to generous donations from individuals, families, and local businesses. Endowments made in the name of a cherished friend or family member have become a cornerstone of the scholarship program.  Our program has grown over 40 years to award scholarships to students from Los Alamos and Pojoaque Valley, Santa Fe, Capital, Espanola High Schools, as well as Santa Fe Indian School. To date, over $800,000 in scholarships have been awarded.

Scholarships are granted to graduating high school seniors; they are merit-based and recognize a variety of achievements.

Past scholarship winners can be found here. Below are the most recent scholarship winners:
Los Alamos High School

Rebecca Li: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Scholarship, funded by the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee, for outstanding promise in science and mathematics.

Shiv Antar Khalsa: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship in Memory of Nancy Laubach Freed and Art Freed, funded privately, for outstanding academic achievements.

John Cawkwell: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship in Memory of Nicholas C. Metropolis, funded privately, for outstanding promise in the mathematical sciences.

Daniel Kim: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship in Memory of Rosalie Heller, funded privately, for an excellent academic record who has demonstrated a significant interest in classical music.

Chloe Li: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship, funded by the New Mexico Consortium, for exceptional promise of future contributions to society and plans to attend a New Mexico school of higher education.

Maximus Posada: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship for outstanding academic achievements.

Emma Frost: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship, funded by the Class of 1970, for excellence in the arts or sciences.

Deeanna Foster: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship in Memory of Richard C. Swenson, funded privately, for outstanding academic achievements and who demonstrates exceptional promise in physics or mathematical sciences.

Capital High School

Ayanna Martinez: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship for excellent academic achievement and outstanding promise of future contributions to society.

Española Valley High School

Anelia Holterman: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship in Memory of Mary Lou and Michael Williams, funded privately, for outstanding academic achievements and promise for making a positive difference in the world.

Pojoaque Valley High School

Araya Vigil: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship in Memory of Satch Cowan, funded by the Delle Foundation, for excellent academic achievement and outstanding promise in science or medicine.

Joaquin Caraveo: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship in Memory of Nicholas C. Metropolis, funded privately, for excellent academic achievement and outstanding promise in the mathematical sciences.

Matteo Nagle: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship for excellent academic achievement and outstanding promise of future contributions to society.

Dalian Lopez: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship for excellent academic achievement and outstanding promise of future contributions to society.

Santa Fe High School

Natalia Marquez: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship, funded by the New Mexico Consortium,  for excellent academic achievement and exceptional promise of future contributions to society and plans to attend a New Mexico school of higher education.

Merrick Word-Brown: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship for excellent academic achievement and outstanding promise of future contributions to society.

Santa Fe Indian School

Aliana Cornflower Ortiz: Is awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship in Memory of Houston T. (Terry) Hawkins, funded privately, for excellent academic achievement and exceptional promise of future contributions to society.